Author name: John W. Spink, PhD

Dr. John Spink is Director of the Food Fraud Prevention Think Tank, as well as Lead Instructor of the Food Fraud Prevention Academy, which provides free online training. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Supply Chain Management (SCM) in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University (MSU). His food fraud prevention research focus is on policy and strategy to understand and prevent these supply chain disruptions and to implement procurement best practices. He is widely published in leading academic journals and has helped lead national and global regulatory and standards activity.More recently, his teaching and research have expanded from only food fraud prevention to now include integrated supply chain management and, more broadly, supply chain product fraud and counterfeiting.Dr. Spink is the author of the first textbook on the topic with the 2019 publication “Food Fraud Prevention – Development, Management, and Implementation."

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INCIDENT REVIEW and RESPONSE– Buffalo Milk Diluted by a Tanker with a Double Bottom

INCIDENT REVIEW and RESPONSE– Buffalo Milk Diluted by a Tanker with a Double BottomBy •

A Food Fraud Management System (FFMS) should include processes to review operational, tactical, and strategic responses and planning. This buffalo milk food fraud incident provides an excellent case study for stress testing your food fraud incident review process. Buffalo Milk Dilution Incident I first read about this incident […]

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The Danger of Simulations and the Case of Petrus Lambertini vs. Chateau Petrus

The Danger of Simulations and the Case of Petrus Lambertini vs. Chateau PetrusBy •

A simulation is “Illegitimate product that is designed to look like but not exactly copy the legitimate product.” These should be monitored because they can cause consumer confusion or evolve into intellectual property rights infringement—for example, the case of Petrus Lamberti. At the INTERPOL/ Europol Operation OPSON meeting

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New EU Limits on Antioxidants in Tuna to Combat Food Fraud (and Confuse Journalists)

New EU Limits on Antioxidants in Tuna to Combat Food Fraud (and Confuse Journalists)By •

The act of selling and labeling canned tuna as fresh tuna is clearly illegal, but after the new EU regulation, it is now also a violation to add three times the necessary antioxidants. The related news reports demonstrate the massive confusion regarding food fraud. This blog post will

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PRESENTATION – Join us at EFFoST on November 8 for The Evolutions of Food Fraud Vulnerabilities

PRESENTATION – Join us at EFFoST on November 8 for The Evolutions of Food Fraud VulnerabilitiesBy •

Please meet us at our presentation during the European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) conference this November. My presentation is on Tuesday, November 8 at 16:20 during Subtheme 3: Advances to Enhance Food Safety, Security, Authenticity, and Integrity. The EFFoST conference is a top event for

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EXCERPT – The Types of Business Fraud (and Why Product Fraud is a Challenge)

EXCERPT – The Types of Business Fraud (and Why Product Fraud is a Challenge)By •

Addressing food fraud requires commitment. The strategies and responses are hard to put into broad categories. The typical crime-fighting responses usually don’t directly apply. The regular food safety practices are ill-fitting tools. And it is an odd type of business fraud. Trying to manage food fraud – and

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